The intelligence indicates that commanders on the ground making specific plans for how they would maneuver in their sector of the battlefield.
Highlights
- U.S.
- intelligence indicates Russian commanders have received orders to proceed with an invasion of Ukraine.
- Defense minister of Belarus announced Russia will be extending military drills near Ukraine’s northern borders.
- Russia has massed roughly 150,000 troops, warplanes and equipment on Ukraine’s three sides, escalating tensions with neighboring country.
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken told “Face the Nation” on Sunday that the United States still believes Russia is “moving forward” with plans to invade.
- The Biden administration has stressed no American forces would go into Ukraine if Russia invades, but the Biden administration continues to keep a diplomatic option on the table.